ICC Under-19 Women's Twenty20 World Cup

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ICC Under-19 Women's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup
Administrator International Cricket Council
Format 20 overs
First edition 2023

The ICC Under-19 Women's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national women's under-19 teams. [1] The first edition is scheduled to take place in January 2023 in South Africa. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted; Women's event prize money receives a major boost". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "ICC Board Meeting outcomes". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. "South Africa to host inaugural ICC U19 T20 World Cup". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 10 April 2022.